Dr. Minas is the founder of XLSOR and an Associate Professor of Pomology with the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University. His research program at CSU emphasizes on the characterization of the influence of genetic and environmental factors on fruit tree physiology and productivity and understanding how these factors affect fruit phenotype, metabolism, flavor and postharvest performance with focus on peach. His program includes close outreach collaboration with the tree fruit industry in the development and adoption of novel techniques to improve general orchard performance. Areas of his research include development of novel non-destructive technologies to estimate internal fruit quality, understanding the environmental and biological bases for cold hardiness and damage in fruit trees, evaluation of new cultivars and rootstocks and evaluation of new training systems for peaches. He is the senior or co-author in more than 50 peer reviewed publications in the field of pomology and postharvest physiology.